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UNISON partners with PSIRU to produce important research on UK water systems
UNISON, one of the UK’s largest trade unions, is partnering with the Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU) to produce two key reports on the water industry in the UK. Announced in a UNISON opinion …
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Public Water Matters: PSIRU report for PSI calls for international progress on World Water Day
To mark World Water Day 2026, PSIRU researcher Dr Emanuele Lobina has written an article for Public Services International (PSI). It calls on the international community to prioritise public water and public financing to accelerate …
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PSIRU-PEGFA researcher wins Vietnam’s National Book Award for work on semi-conductor policy
CHIP Battlefield has received Vietnam’s highest National Book Award in science and technology, recognising its outstanding analysis of global semiconductor policy. CHIP Battlefield: Strategic competition and indigenous innovation of China in the 21st century, co-authored …
Continue readingPSIRU Summer School 2026: Call for Applications
Skills for Reclaiming Public Ownership 6th – 11th July 2026, London UK The Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU) is pleased to invite applications for the 2026 PSIRU Summer School: Skills for Reclaiming Public Ownership. …
Continue readingLondon and Paris Calling: From conspicuous accumulation to deep sustainable development in the water sector
On 8th December 2025, PSIRU researchers Emanuele Lobina and Conor Gray gave a seminar presenting the following paper, “London and Paris Calling: From conspicuous accumulation to deep sustainable development in the water sector”. This paper …
Continue readingCall for submissions: PSIRU Stream at the Annual Conference of the Association for Heterodox Economics (AHE) in Portugal
PSIRU are calling for submissions to participate in the 28th Annual Conference of the Association for Heterodox Economics at University of Coimbra, Portugal, from 1-3 July 2026. Stream: Concretely Utopian Public Services: Practice to theory, …
Continue readingAn online insight into PSIRU
Members of the PSIRU research unit are often sharing updates online – be sure to follow along and lookout for #PSIRU tagged in posts. This video shares an insight into what PSIRU is all about. …
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